New Recordings

Particularly since the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s majestic “I Have A Dream” speech will be commemorated on August 28, 2013, I would like to offer my piece for 3 soloists, SATB, piano, flute and cello entitled “Martin’s Dream” to choral directors who might wish to teach it to their choirs. It can be […]

David Holdhusen, director of the Chamber Choir at the University of South Dakota, is releasing a new CD on Con Brio Recordings. A compilation of live performances over four years, the CD is a dazzling potpourri of songs that captive that imagination. On hearing the very first song, Brad Holmes’ arrangement of “Amen”, I was […]

The Choir’s third CD, These Old Walls was recorded in May of 2012 and released November 2012. It’s an album all about The Choir, featuring performances from groups within the choir including: Pride & Joy, Tet ‘atet, The A-Men, Joan Lowden and Patti Jamieson. The only Special Guest on the cd is Stephanie Martin. There are soundbites […]

From the recent live performance by the Duke Vespers Ensemble, accompanied by a Baroque orchestra playing on period instruments.   The full performance is available with timestamps linking directly to each movement included in the description below the video.     http://youtu.be/-7N-rPZBdtM?t=19m25s   ABOUT THE ENSEMBLE  The Duke Vespers Ensemble is an active chamber choir […]

‘Jerusalem’ is famous from the Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Beautiful words by William Blake are set to a stirring melody by C.H.H. Parry. Many people feel that this song should replace ‘God save the Queen’ as the National Anthem. It’s usually heard played by full symphony orchestra […]

Santa Cruz World Choir & Orchestra is pleased to announce the release of a new work by composer Stephen L. Bigger. “YaLaLay” is an energetic celebration in Swahili perfect for mixed choirs looking for modern works for thier repertoire. The piece may be performed in a variety of arrangements from a cappella to full orchestration. […]